I thought what was said last year had nothing to do with TRON and was instead someone claiming that, when laying the new synthetic ties, they had raised the level of the track too high for one of the existing tunnels. This was summarily dismissed by most in the know, as I recall.
I thought it was for this and the actual tunnel was redesigned, one person asked about the new stack height so maybe they trimmed the stack and lowered the tunnel. Haven't seen any pics of demo in the area so maybe a redesign of the tunnel and roadbed to squeeze out a few inches. Can't wait to see if the guests get that real old timey feel of being in an open car behind a diesel or coal burner. Maybe this smells more like fries from the biodiesel.
Hey it kinda looks nice with that sunset.
If they ordered the wrong size replacement ties it may have been but the clearance in the tunnel is not a matter of an inch or two and standard ties are all the same right? Wood, concrete or synthetic I don't know how much credence I give to existing tunnels being an issue.News - Tomorrowland Speedway and Walt Disney World Railroad to be impacted by TRON construction at the Magic Kingdom
nowww approaching main street station......alll aboardddddd....I really miss this, the park is being voided of too many details like that, even before the closure Im not sure that was even being used??...we cant even have the haunted mansion howling effect outside anymore. I thought I read the...forums.wdwmagic.com
I don't think anyone actually believes this is the case. Just pointing out that the discussion last year was about other tunnels, so if this represents the source for the claim made about the TRON tunnel in the video posted on the previous page, it's based on a misunderstanding.
Probably mine
Depends on the operating system.
8 inch floppy disks or 5 1/4 inch floppies?
I upgraded to 3 1/2 last year.
Nothin floppy about those
I would think in the tunnel/overpass areas it would be a given that the base goes back as it was, inexplicable how that could happen.
As a civil engineer I completely agree. However, I've watched plenty of less-than-competent construction crews do things that completely defy logic so I wouldn't think it's out of the question.
It’s only an “off-the-shelf design” in that they’re trying to copy Shanghai as close as possible. Im not saying stupid doesn’t happen but we’re talking about years of missing a major coordination issue that should have been modeled with different aspects modeled by different disciplines. Knowing the clearance envelope is a major aspect of attraction building.
Don't get me wrong, I agree there is no way a project of this size should have gotten to ground breaking with an issue like this. That's why I initially doubted that it was true, and unless I missed something it's still nothing more than a rumor. However, I don't think it's completely out of the question. I've also seen major construction projects here in NYC where connecting 48" watermains ended up being 5' apart due to an error in the survey on one phase of the project.
